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zigadenes

zigadenes is the plural of zigadene.

Meaning of zigadene

Noun

zigadene (plural zigadenes)

  1. Any of the poisonous perennial flowering plants formerly considered to be within the genus Zigadenus.
    • American Indians apparently were aware of the poisonous properties of the zigadenes.1986, Thomas C. Fuller et al., Poisonous Plants of California, page 291
    Synonyms:
    death camas, deathcamas, star lily

Questions about zigadenes

What is zigadenes the plural of?
Zigadenes is the plural of zigadene.

Words near zigadenes in the dictionary

  1. zig-zagging
  2. zig-zags
  3. zigaboo
  4. zigaboos
  5. zigadene
  6. zigadenes
  7. zigamorph
  8. zigamorphs
  9. Zigan
  10. ziganka
  11. zigankas

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